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Emergency contraception Background B.C. type Hormonal (progesterone) or intra-uterine First use ? Failure rates (per year) Perfect use IUD under 1% Typical use ECP 11% Usage User reminders Pregnancy test required if no period seen after 3 weeks Clinic review Recommended to consider need screen STDs or consider ongoing routine contraceptive options Advantages Benefits IUDs may be subsequently left in place for ongoing contraception Disadvantages STD protect ...
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Resources
- Emergency Contraception (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Emergency Contraception (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Emergency Contraception - ACOG Publication #AP 114 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Birth Control Methods (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Mechanisms of the Contraception Action of Hormonal Methods and Intrauterine Devices (Family Health International)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Anticoncepción de emergencia (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Teen Talk, Vol. III: What You Should Know About Contraception (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Your Contraceptive Choices (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
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